March 2023 - Page 7 of 15

New ‘HinataBot’ botnet could launch massive 3.3 Tbps DDoS attacks

A new malware botnet was discovered targeting Realtek SDK, Huawei routers, and Hadoop YARN servers to recruit devices into DDoS (distributed denial of service) swarm with the potential for massive attacks. […]

18 Mar

Emotet malware now distributed in Microsoft OneNote files to evade defenses

The Emotet malware is now distributed using Microsoft OneNote email attachments, aiming to bypass Microsoft security restrictions and infect more targets. […]

18 Mar

Windows 11 to ask for permission before pinning applications

Microsoft says it will provide developers with a new API that also asks Windows users for permission when pinning their apps to the taskbar, desktop, or the Start Menu. […]

17 Mar

Alleged BreachForums owner ‘Pompompurin’ arrested on cybercrime charges

U.S. law enforcement arrested on Wednesday a New York man believed to be Pompompurin, the owner of the BreachForums hacking forum. […]

17 Mar

The Week in Ransomware – March 17th 2023 – Shifting to data extortion

The fallout from the Clop ransomware attacks on GoAnywhere platforms has become apparent this week, with the threat actors starting to extort victims on their data leak site and companies confirming breaches. […]

17 Mar

NBA alerts fans of a data breach exposing personal information

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is notifying fans of a data breach after some of their personal information, “held” by a third-party newsletter service, was stolen. […]

17 Mar

Microsoft is testing a built-in crypto wallet in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft is working on a non-custodial built-in Ethereum crypto wallet for Microsoft Edge to allow users to send and receive cryptocurrency and NFTs. […]

17 Mar

Hitachi Energy confirms data breach after Clop GoAnywhere attacks

Hitachi Energy confirmed it suffered a data breach after the Clop ransomware gang stole data using a zero-day GoAnyway zero-day vulnerability. […]

17 Mar

RAT developer arrested for infecting 10,000 PCs with malware

Ukraine’s cyberpolice has arrested the developer of a remote access trojan (RAT) malware that infected over 10,000 computers while posing as game applications. […]

17 Mar

Microsoft shares script to fix WinRE BitLocker bypass flaw

Microsoft has released a script to make it easier to patch a BitLocker bypass security vulnerability in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). […]

Month: March 2023

New ‘HinataBot’ botnet could launch massive 3.3 Tbps DDoS attacks

Emotet malware now distributed in Microsoft OneNote files to evade defenses

Windows 11 to ask for permission before pinning applications

Alleged BreachForums owner ‘Pompompurin’ arrested on cybercrime charges

The Week in Ransomware – March 17th 2023 – Shifting to data extortion

NBA alerts fans of a data breach exposing personal information

Microsoft is testing a built-in crypto wallet in Microsoft Edge

Hitachi Energy confirms data breach after Clop GoAnywhere attacks

RAT developer arrested for infecting 10,000 PCs with malware

Microsoft shares script to fix WinRE BitLocker bypass flaw